Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | S 9 | SE 10 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3401 | 4034 | 2398 | 1933 | 1757 | 1512 | 740 | 761 | 742 | 671 | 369 | 337 | 449 | 295 | 296 | 607 | 687 | 1067 | 865 | 594 | 556 | 526 | 485 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:34AM1.67m | 8:58PM1.66m | 9:32AM1.71m | 9:56PM1.67m | 10:33AM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28AM0.34m | 2:54PM0.37m | 3:19AM0.33m | 3:51PM0.36m | 4:14AM0.30m | 4:50PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 2984 | 2398 | 1933 | 1757 | 1512 | 740 | 761 | 742 | 671 | 369 | 305 | 449 | 295 | 256 | 607 | 687 | 1067 | 865 | 594 | 556 | 526 | 485 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 478 | 303 | 65 | 80 | 284 | 337 | 301 | 256 | 296 | 235 | 141 | 133 | 96 | 67 | 175 | 161 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 18 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSW 11 | NE 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | NE 16 | NE 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 41 | 24 | 5 | 77 | 76 | 32 | 168 | 136 | 183 | 147 | 98 | 132 | 124 | 10 | 10 | 112 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | 3401 | 4034 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 35 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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